The Endless River

Story

Synopsis

A young waitress welcomes her husband home to the small South African town of Riviersonderend (Endless River) after his four-year jail sentence. At first it appears their plans for a new life together are finally being realized. But when the family of a foreigner living on a nearby farm is brutally murdered, the young woman and the grieving widower begin gravitating towards each other. Trapped in a cycle of violence and bloodshed, the two form an unlikely bond seeking to transcend their mutual anger, pain and loneliness.

Director

Oliver Hermanus

Writers

Oliver Hermanus

Language

English

Country

France, South Africa

Release date

7 September 2015

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Nicolas Duvauchelle

  Gilles Esteve

• 

  Crystal-Donna Roberts

  Tiny Solomons

• 

  Clayton Evertson

  Percy Solomons

• 

  Denise Newman

  Mona

• 

  Darren Kelfkens

  Capt. Groenewald

• 

  Carel Nel

  Dannie Greyston

• Katia Lekarski

  Anne Esteve

• Shelton Salie

  Tertian

• Trudy van Rooy

  Lawna

• 

  Charlton George

  Jimmy

• Nomasanto Tshabalala

  Primrose

• Octavia Meissenheimer

  Lesahe